Recent content by t123ken

Hasn't Squad 1 been sent to Staten Island when Squad 8 has a job in its first alarm area?

No search of the car?

I remember reading that the father of Brooklyn's Billy Cunningham - an All-Star player and later coach for the Philadelphia 76ers - was an FDNY Staff Chief.

Why would the tightness of the street make a difference with two sections of a ladder company? If one makes it out of quarters, the second one would also, correct?

Not to get too deep in the woods, but do the satellites respond by the battalion assigned or by the battalion's administrative district?

I guess that representation shows the new quarters at low tide.

So, some of the busiest units outside of Brooklyn are not motivated?

Is that near the old Engine 27?

A good man. Rest in peace, Tom.

I wonder if the above photo was taken on the second of the month.

What's with the damaged car in the truck's bay?

All officers' heraldic devices were silk-screened on their frontpieces until I think sometime in the seventies, even though it was still in the Uniform Specifications until at least the nineties. I don't know what's in the books anymore.

What are the over-the-air frequencies for all the boroughs and for citywide?

When any battalion is assigned, other than the initial one, doesn't the chief get dressed before responding?

Rest in peace to our Brother and Sister.